Planning Board Minutes 1990-08-01

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 1, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 39 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Domnitz, Grant, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Acting Assistant Planner Marino and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Klauminzer was absent. 166. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of June 25, 1990. On the motion of Mr. Grant, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed the minutes for the executive session of June 25, and for the meeting of July 11, 1990. On the motion of Mr. Grant, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 4-0 to approve both sets of minutes, as written. ******************* ARTICLES FOR 1990 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ****************** 167. Pine Meadow/Meaaherville Site. Affordable Housing: Town Manager Richard White was present with Assistant Town Manager Deb Radway and representatives of The Community Builders for what he described as the first in a series of meetings with Town boards aimed at the construction of 40 affordable housing units on the Pine Meadows/Meagherville site. The 1990 Annual Town Meeting had endorsed the construction of 40 units of affordable housing, partially finan- ced, if necessary, by the sale of up to 10 single-family building lots. The Town Meeting also endorsed the concept of a through road connecting Garfield Street to Cedar Street. He noted that the Town has been working on ways to achieve new affordable housing on the Pine Meadows-Meagherville site since 1988, mostly through the Affordable Housing Options Committee and the Pine Meadow/Meagherville Site Development Committee, that were both established at the 1989 Town Meeting. In January, 1990, the Pine Meadow/ Meagherville Development Committee issued Request for Proposals, and in June 1990, the Selectmen designated The Com- munity Builders, as the developer of choice to develop the affordable housing on the Pine Meadows/Meagherville site. Mr. White said representatives of Community Builders will present a brief overview of the project's current status, and how they will proceed through the review process. He reported that the developers are scheduled to meet with the Conservation Commission on August 7, and with the Recreation Commit- tee on August 15, and later meetings are contemplated with LexHAB, the Fair Housing Committee and other concerned housing groups. He also said that all Town committees and boards will have time to comment on design concepts, plan layouts and site design before the Fall Special Town Meeting. In response to questions from Board members, Mr. White said the goal was to bring the proposal to a special town meeting tentatively scheduled for Octo- ber, and that it could be in the form of either a cluster subdivision applica- tion or a rezoning petition under the RD/CD Guideline provisions. He added that the developer hopes to work with the Planning Board to decide which pro- cess should be followed. Mrs Wood commented that in either scenario, the first step should be to prepare a legal description of the boundaries of the site. She also recommended the site development and use plan be as complete